The Process of Government: A Study of Social Pressures - Hardcover

Bentley, Arthur F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138537829 ISBN 13: 9781138537828

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Arthur F. Bentley originally wrote this book over the years 1896-1908 while working as a Chicago newspaper reporter and editor, during which time he had a "sense of tremendous social activity taking place," and a feeling that "all the politics of the country, so to speak, were drifting across [his] desk." This prompted Bentley to develop an analysis of group interests, which he believed to be the true dictators of government decisions.He was hailed on methodological grounds as an early supporter of the "behavioral revolution," which called for the use of natural scientific methods in the social sciences and for offering a group theory of politics. Bentley's implicit critique of narrow empiricism reflects the diverse influences of Dilthey, Simmel, and Dewey. The Process of Government was virtually ignored until the post-World War II period, but is now regarded as a classic in political science.

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Arthur F. Bentley

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138537829
• ISBN 13: 9781138537828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 534